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Vaccinations increase and ….
Will the vaccinations mean people abandon wearing masks? That could be a big problem.
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Easter Sunday/Kathryn’s first big bike ride.
The weather was 60’s, bright and sunny, with little or no wind. Great for Kitkat’s first bike ride. Liz rode Kitkat. Grandma rode Peggy-Jeanne, and Pops rode alone. We went all the way to the new bridge at 41st and then back down to the Midway Plaisance, and then looped back. She loved it.
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He’s melting to make a point about climate change
http://designtaxi.com/news/399556/NGO-Aims-To-Carve-Trump-s-Face-Into-An-Iceberg-To-Show-Global-Warming-Is-Real/?utm_source=DT_Newsletter&utm_medium=DT_Newsletter&utm_campaign=DT_Newsletter_08052018&utm_term=DT_Newsletter_08052018&utm_content=DT_Newsletter_08052018 NGO Aims To Carve Trump’s Face Into An Iceberg To Show Global Warming Is Real By Izza Sofia, 08 May 2018 “A Finnish NGO is planning to carve President Trump’s face into an arctic iceberg. To prove that global warming exists, The Melting Ice Association is raising US$500,000 to chisel Trump’s face into a…
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A Good Week for Computer Gaffes
From MIllenials to Snake People to Alexa’s creepy unsolicited laughter, this has been a good week for taking a look at how computers are just machines and it is our attention as people that makes them good tools or sloppy tools. Shared this with my familty group this week: Still loving the NYTimes editor’s use of…
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Status Update for Barbara K Iverson
In 2015, Columbia College Chicago was undergoing lots of changes, most especially related to declining student enrollments and lots of changes at the Administrator level. I jumped at the chance to take a buyout for a couple reasons, such as, I was getting to a certain age and also because I knew if they started letting…
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When in Wynwood Walls, see …
Art Galleries and Collections in Miami Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami PAMM | Pérez Art Museum Miami | Modern and contemporary art museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st century. The Bass | Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum de la Cruz Collection ICA Miami | Institute of Contemporary…
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Need a handy folktale with a lesson? Try the ATU
The Multilingual Folk Tale Database This is a good story about the ATU database, with some very nice illustrations. What a helpful index. It allows you to look for the specific lessons to impart to your children or grandchildren.
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Excursions: Trains, Camping, and Wisconsin Fun
About a 3-hour drive from Chicago, the Toy Train Barn Museum has toy trains, plus an outdoor train you can ride around in. It is near Blackhawk Memorial Park, where camping costs $5/night on weekdays, $10/night on weekends. There are lakes and part of the Pecatonica R. in Blackhawk Memorial Park.
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Medium Offers Publishers a Hand
Twitter begat Medium. Now Medium is slowly courting a “…small but growing group of independent publishers who’ve seen their websites become revitalized by joining Medium. Medium offers publishers a platform that is clean and hosted by Medium, so thus, no more WordPress or Drupaling around. Medium also offers advertising, sponsorship and membership as ways that a…